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Digicel Guyana Open Golf Tournament…Defending champion Persaud, Suknanan share lead after opening day
– Sukhram poised to retain Ladies title
Defending champion Avinash Persaud and Jaipaul Suknanan shared the lead in the Championship Flight after the first day of the prestigious Digicel Guyana Open which started yesterday, at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara.
Persaud, who has already notched four liens on the trophy and Suknanan based in the USA, finished the day tied on 75 gross and have set the stage for an interesting final day today in the 0-9 handicap. Mike Mangal with a gross 76 is also in contention for top honours heading into the final day.
Christine Sukhram
In the B Flight (10-18 handicap), Roy Cummings has assumed pole position with gross 81, but is closely followed by L. Ramsundar with 82, while Ayube Ally leads the C Flight (19-28 handicap) with gross 89, ahead of K.M. Chung with gross 91.
Christine Sukhram, on a seven-year winning streak after copping the title consecutively from 2006 to 2012, seems poised to lift her eighth success Guyana Open trophy after she finished on top of the leaders board.
Playing in the Ladies Flight (0-36 handicap), and with a handicap of 10, Sukhram ended the day with net 65 and gross 75. Shanella Webster is in second position with net 70 and gross 103. The other competitors on the distaff side are Joann Deo and Juliet Prince.
Meanwhile, the 74 registered starters were sent on their way by Chief Executive Officer of Digicel (Guyana), Gregory Dean, who performed the first tee to signal the commencement of the two-day tournament.
Dean said his company is pleased to partner with the Lusignan Golf Club to host the prestigious competition, even as he wished the players well during the championship.
“We’ve had a long association with the Lusignan Golf Club, but this is the first time we’re sponsoring the Guyana Open…and we hope it would be a long and successful marriage,” Dean said during brief remarks before tee off.
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